Tag Archives: evolution

Why Reading Fiction Should Matter to Atheists

Posted on January 7, 2012 by amanda

Unlike most of the stories I hear around the atheist blogosphere, my deconversion from Christianity had little to do with my understanding or appreciation of science and scientific pursuits; at its core, it was more about a personal journey through … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Nature’s Witness

Posted on February 8, 2009 by cat

Mike Clawson (NOT Hemant) here… Last month I promised a review of Daniel Harrell’s new book, Nature’s Witness: How Evolution Can Inspire Faith. This is a book written by a Christian pastor for other Christians, but on a topic that … Continue reading →

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Helping Christians Accept Evolution

Posted on January 11, 2009 by cat

Mike Clawson here again… I must have evolution on the brain or something lately. Anyway, I know that many of you here come from conservative Christian backgrounds, and even if you consider yourself an atheist now, you still have Christian … Continue reading →

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Survival of the Weak and Scrawny

Posted on January 8, 2009 by cat

Mike Clawson here… Newsweek had a really fascinating article this week about how hunting practices are leading to a kind of “evolution in reverse” as hunters kill off the “best” animals (whether elk, or elephants, or mountain goats, or whatever) … Continue reading →

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The Vatican says evolution is okay

Posted on September 19, 2008 by cat

The Roman Catholic Church has long affirmed the validity of evolutionary science. Unlike some (certainly not all) other Christians at the time, it never condemned Darwin or his ideas; and in 1950 Pope Pius XII described evolution as a valid … Continue reading →

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